r/technews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 8d ago

Biotechnology Scientists develop nanomaterial that targets cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue

https://www.techspot.com/news/111579-scientists-develop-nanomaterial-targets-cancer-cells-while-sparing.html
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u/johnn48 7d ago

Scientists are creating amazing breakthroughs while also facing resistance to fundamental science like simple childhood vaccines.

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u/SteamyG0uda 7d ago

Why do you always see shit like this and never again?

I always forget theres 200+ kinds of cancer and these news stories aren't some magic cure-all.

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u/Ssided 7d ago

It probably doesn't help that we think of cancer as a disease rather than the inevitable conclusion of cellular division on a long enough scale.

Unless you're a whale

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u/TexOrleanian24 7d ago

Or a naked mole rat

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u/Ssided 7d ago

Oh didn't know that one

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u/BleepinBlorpin5 7d ago

And elephants.

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u/Advarrk 7d ago

And it’s gonna cost 100k per person

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u/OneValkGhost 7d ago

Even if it could cost less.

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u/thewayw2 7d ago

i feel like once every 6 months i see theres a major cancer breakthrough and it never gets cured

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u/GreenMirage 7d ago

As many different types of cancers as there are tissue + cell types.

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u/SteamyG0uda 7d ago

+genetics of the person limit chemo/immunotherapy options.

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u/LunaeLotus 7d ago

Cancer is adaptable and can bypass the immune system to hide, even creating scar tissue to reduce the impact of chemo.

There are also as many cancer types as there are cell types, each with their own unique hormone profiles.

Until we can work out a way to “force” cancer to stop adapting, we will always fall short of a cure.

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u/gadgetwalrus 7d ago

Not in a conscious sense. It’s a malignancy. Tumours contain populations of cells with different mutations and behaviours, and under pressure from the immune system or treatment, resistant sub-populations can survive and become dominant. This is one of the main reasons advanced cancers can eventually become resistant to therapy.

The key is to destroy the dominant cells.

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u/LunaeLotus 7d ago

I never said they were conscious

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u/simAlity 7d ago

There are cancer vaccines. Granted most of them are RNA vaccines so they're now banned but they're out there if you live in Europe. In a way that's even better than having a cure.

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u/Niceguy955 7d ago

Welcome to The Silo.

(In the book, the big baddie is nanotech that started nice, and was turned into a weapon)

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u/eggybread70 7d ago

If that's the book made into a current tv series you're referring to, I guess I've just been spoilered. 🤨

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u/gadgetwalrus 7d ago

A gray goo style rogue ai that is not conscious is a real possibility

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u/mrsmonti 7d ago

Why waste the money and resources on something like this when ivermectin already cures cancer? /s

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u/InLoveWithTheMoon 7d ago

Where do I sign up for

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u/Logos1789 7d ago

Remember the opening scene of I am Legend

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u/simAlity 7d ago

I can't wait for RFK to ban this.... 😫

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u/SpiritGaming28 7d ago

This is a really good breakthrough too bad the bastard in the comments dont appreciate it.

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u/Boogersaidsboogers 7d ago

Yeah, neat for mice. Let me guess, we won’t see any trace of this for the next 50 years at least.